Pehrson (Elmer Walter) Photograph Album, 1906-1957, bulk 1914-1918

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Summary

Title:
Elmer Walter Pehrson photograph album
Dates:
1906-1957, bulk 1914-1918
Creators:
Pehrson, Elmer Walter.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Elmer Walter Pehrson Photograph Album (A0112). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The photograph album, kept during his four years at Stanford, includes images of faculty (James Perrin Smith, Cyrus Fisher Tolman, David Starr Jordan, John Casper Branner, Austin Flint Rogers, and Hayes Wilson Young); Geology and Mining Society group portraits; dorm rooms in Encina Hall; several Frosh-Soph Tie-Up events; Roughs Day; bonfires during Big Game; the Assay Lab on campus; 1918 graduation; individual students; and summer hikes (or possibly surveying trips). There are also images of family, Pehrson's military unit, and several from his early jobs. Other items in the album include an original ink sketch by L. Mabel Lawson "Mumm's the Word" (a coed in a champagne class); sketches by Monk Antrim from the CHAPARRAL; and dance cards from Encina At-Homes 1917-18. Other items in the collection include correspondence re jobs, 1920-23; clippings, 1943-50; a photo of Pehrson, 1954; and a copy of THE MOST POPULAR COLLEGE SONGS (1906).

Biographical / historical:

Elmer Walter Pehrson earned his AB in geology in 1918 at Stanford University and his mining engineer's degree in 1920. He served with the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, in 1918. Prior to joining the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1928, he worked in the west as a mining engineer.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Marilyn Hindle, 2007
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-13 15:11:18 -0800 .

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Restrictions:

Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Elmer Walter Pehrson Photograph Album (A0112). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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